Office of Science and Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20201, USA.
BMC Med. 2012 Sep 5;10:100. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-10-100.
Pathology and radiology form the core of cancer diagnosis, yet the workflows of both specialties remain ad hoc and occur in separate "silos," with no direct linkage between their case accessioning and/or reporting systems, even when both departments belong to the same host institution. Because both radiologists' and pathologists' data are essential to making correct diagnoses and appropriate patient management and treatment decisions, this isolation of radiology and pathology workflows can be detrimental to the quality and outcomes of patient care. These detrimental effects underscore the need for pathology and radiology workflow integration and for systems that facilitate the synthesis of all data produced by both specialties. With the enormous technological advances currently occurring in both fields, the opportunity has emerged to develop an integrated diagnostic reporting system that supports both specialties and, therefore, improves the overall quality of patient care.
病理学和放射学是癌症诊断的核心，但这两个专业的工作流程仍然是特别的，并且发生在单独的“筒仓”中，它们的病例录入和/或报告系统之间没有直接联系，即使两个部门都属于同一宿主机构。由于放射科医生和病理科医生的数据对于做出正确的诊断以及做出适当的患者管理和治疗决策至关重要，因此放射学和病理学工作流程的这种隔离可能会对患者护理的质量和结果产生不利影响。这些不利影响凸显了病理学和放射学工作流程集成以及支持这两个专业并因此提高患者护理整体质量的系统的必要性。随着目前这两个领域的巨大技术进步，已经出现了开发一种集成诊断报告系统的机会，该系统支持这两个专业，因此提高了患者护理的整体质量。
